EVALUATION OF THE ENVIRONMENTAL INFLUENCE OF TRANSPORT

Emil Jelezov, Gergana Kirilova, Elisaveta Malinova

Abstract


The sustainable development of transport is among the priorities of the general EC transport policy. The transport sector generates a considerable part of the negative effects. The unveiling of opportunities for decreasing the negative external effects of the transport sector requires evaluation and comparative analysis. The paper presents quantitative and cost evaluation of the noxious emissions of transport, as well as a comparative analysis of the environmental influence of road and railway transport. The evaluation is based on official statistical information sources for energy consumption, ozone precursors’ emissions, fine dust particles, and the emissions of greenhouse gasses. The comparative analysis enhances the main streams and directions of road and railway carriages in the Republic of Bulgaria by indicators of the harmful influence. The evaluation and analysis results prove that the development of railway transport should take a priority place and should be a strategic goal of the national transport policy for the next program period 2014-2020.

Keywords


Transport, transport policy, sustainable development, environment, external effects

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